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Microsoft Windows Server DNS Configuration Plug in Initialization Failed

Microsoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Configuration.PluginInitFailed (Rule)

Alert generating rule for Configuration.

Knowledge Base article:

Summary

The DNS server configuration consists of the settings that determine how the DNS server will function on a network and how those settings are stored and retrieved when they are needed.

Causes

The DNS server could not load or initialize a plug-in DLL.

Resolutions

Correct the plug-in problem

The event data is the error code that is returned by the plug-in dynamic-link library (DLL) load or initialization attempt. Correct the plug-in error or use the dnscmd /Config /ServerLevelPluginDLL command to remove the plug-in from the DNS server configuration.

To perform this procedure, you must have membership in Administrators, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority.

To remove a plug-in DLL:

1.On the DNS server, open a command prompt. To open an elevated Command Prompt window, click Start, point to All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

2.Type the following command, and then press ENTER:

dnscmd /Config /ServerLevelPluginDLL

External

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd349678(v=ws.10).aspx

Element properties:

TargetMicrosoft.Windows.Server.DNS.Server
CategoryAlert
EnabledTrue
Alert GenerateTrue
Alert SeverityWarning
Alert PriorityNormal
RemotableTrue
Alert Message
Windows DNS - Configuration - Plug in Initialization Failed

Event ID: {0}
Event Source: {1}
Event Log: {2}

Event Description: {3}
Event LogDNS Server

Member Modules:

ID Module Type TypeId RunAs 
DS DataSource Microsoft.Windows.EventProvider Default
Alert WriteAction System.Health.GenerateAlert Default

Source Code:

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